23 January 2018
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has said that providing early and targeted support has made a difference to students, particularly those from lower-income families.
A recent report by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development has found that around half of Singapore’s students in the bottom socio-economic quarter find themselves in the top quarter of performance internationally, after accounting for background.
Such students are considered by Singapore to be resilient, as they have shown they can outperform what their backgrounds would predict.
In Singapore, bursaries for those who need financial assistance, as well as Edusave scholarships, go a long way in assisting students financially.
“These bursaries give the families and the students peace of mind while the students can concentrate, focus, study, and complete their schooling,” PM Lee said during a recent bursary award ceremony.